ENDING a sequence of four consecutive league defeats at the weekend has brought a welcome smile back to the face of Bedworth United manager Steve Farmer. And he’s planning to carry on where they left off in Saturday’s 1-0 win at Bedford by picking up maximum points against Hitchin Town at the Oval tonight.

The Greenbacks chief was delighted with the result and the performance from his charges at the Eyrie where a three or four-goal success would not have been out of place.

“It was a good, positive display from the lads and in the end we could have won far more convincingly had we taken a few more of our opportunities,” said Farmer. “But importantly it was a victory we badly needed and what’s more a second clean-sheet on the spin following our FA Cup win against Rugby in the week.

”Now we’re looking to get on a run and move up the table and that’s something we are capable of doing as this league is very open with not that much dividing the teams – look at Gosport winning 3-0 at Chesham on Saturday.”

Bedworth go into the clash with Hitchin, who lost 1-0 at home to Stourbridge at the weekend, with a clean bill of health and Farmer set to name an unchanged squad.

“There’s no injury worries from the Bedford trip so there’s every chance we go in with the same line-up,” he said.